Visit South Hinksey Places

Welcome to Visit South Hinksey Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in South Hinksey

  

South Hinksey Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about South Hinksey

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South Hinksey history

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Until the middle of the 18th century South Hinksey was in the parish of Cumnor. When it was first created, the parish extended to the River Thames, but in 1889 it was transferred to the City of Oxford. Since the 1930s they have been connected by the Southern By-Pass Road.

South Hinksey geography / climate

The Southern By-Pass Road (part of the A34) passes through the parish. It is close to the Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames at Oxford. The only road access to the village is via the bypass.

You can visit South Hinksey places with Walkfo South Hinksey to hear history at South Hinksey’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo South Hinksey has 346 places to visit in our interactive South Hinksey map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout South Hinksey, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at South Hinksey places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to South Hinksey & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 346 audio facts unique to South Hinksey places in an interactive South Hinksey map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit South Hinksey Places Map
346 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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South Hinksey historic spots	South Hinksey tourist destinations	South Hinksey plaques	South Hinksey geographic features
Walkfo South Hinksey tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in South Hinksey

  

Best South Hinksey places to visit

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South Hinksey has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied South Hinksey’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo South Hinksey’s information audio spots:

Cotuit Hall Cotuit Hall is part of the EF International Academy’s campus in Oxford, England . Until 2011 it was one of the halls of residence at Oxford Brookes University .

Parson’s Pleasure Parson’s Pleasure in the University Parks at Oxford, England, was a secluded area for male-only nude bathing on the River Cherwell . It was located next to the path on the way to Mesopotamia at the south-east corner of the Parks . The facility closed in 1991 and the area now forms part of the parks .

Headington Hill Hall Headington Hill Hall was built in 1824 and the Morrell family remained in residence for 114 years . It became the home to Pergamon Press and to disgraced tycoon Robert Maxwell . It currently houses Oxford Brookes School of Law .

Cheney Student Village Cheney Student Village is one of the nine halls of residence at Oxford Brookes University . It houses 750 students in single study bedrooms with en suite shower rooms and self catered kitchens .

Holywell Manor, Oxford Holywell Manor is a historic building in central Oxford, England, in the parish of Holywell . It currently houses some of Balliol College’s postgraduate students .

Dyson Perrins Laboratory The Dyson Perrins Laboratory is in the science area of the University of Oxford . It was the main centre for research into organic chemistry from 1916 until 2003 . Parts of the building were used as teaching laboratories in which undergraduate students were trained in practical organic chemistry .

South Park, Oxford South Park is a park on Headington Hill in east Oxford, England . It is the largest park within Oxford city limits . A good view of the city centre with its spires and towers of Oxford University can be obtained at the park’s highest point .

Clarendon Laboratory The Clarendon Laboratory is part of the Department of Physics at Oxford University . It houses atomic and laser physics, condensed matter physics, and biophysics groups . The Oxford Centre for Quantum Computation is also housed in the laboratory .

Farmington Institute The Farmington Institute is based at Harris Manchester College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford . The Institute’s aim is to support, encourage and improve Christian education in schools, colleges and universities .

Old Road Campus Old Road Campus is south of Old Road, in Headington, east Oxford, England . Churchill Hospital, a teaching hospital managed by the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is to the south .

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